Minimal Waiting Times
Secure prompt & timely care with minimal waiting times within 5 weeks at our Neutral Bay & Newcastle clinics. This means a gum or implant concern can be assessed without a long wait.
Specialist Periodontists
Patient-Focused Care
We explain each step before it happens and plan your treatment around your comfort and wellbeing.
A Precision-Focused Approach
We plan each case in detail and explain what the treatment involves, what it can achieve for you and what it cannot.
Modern Equipment
We use digital imaging, including 3D scans where they are needed, and microsurgical techniques for diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Problems
- Solutions
- Why Choose Us
Aesthetic Problems
There are a variety of treatments available to patients who seek aesthetic improvements to their mouths and smiles. Aesthetic improvements to the face can not only improve a person’s confidence but how they go about their daily lives. And I would like to consider Periodontists the Cosmetic/ Plastic Surgeons in the Dental Context.
Gum surgery, grafting and dental implant treatment are surgical procedures and carry risks, such as infection, swelling, bleeding, gum shrinkage, nerve injury or an implant not fusing with the bone, and they are not suitable for everyone. Results vary from person to person. We explain the alternatives, including non-surgical gum treatment, a bridge or a denture, and you are welcome to get a second opinion.
Solutions
Most of the solutions to the above aesthetic problems are provided through highly specialised periodontal surgery.
These specialist procedures are performed with a micro-surgical approach with the use of magnifying loupes or microscopy and additional surgical lights. Surgical miniaturised dental instruments are also used.
GUM RESHAPING – AESTHETIC CROWN LENGTHENING
An aesthetic crown lengthening procedure is performed when there is excess gum tissue in comparison to the visibility of the teeth (aka. Gummy Smile).
A gummy smile can be aesthetically modified via gum reshaping or gum recontouring. During the specialist procedure, excess gum tissue is taken away from the crowns of the teeth to make they visibly appear longer and/or wider. Fine bone recontouring of excessive jawbone is usually required and is often combined with the fabrication of aesthetic veneers or crowns.
GUM GRAFTING
Periodontitis and peri-implantitis often causes your gumline to recede due to damage of the soft tissue. In this case the soft tissue needs to be reinforced. To do so, a small amount of tissue can be taken from the roof of the mouth (palate) and attached to the affected areas. This will help to reduce further gum recession, cover up the exposed roots of the teeth and cosmetically enhance the look of your teeth and smile.
As an alternative to collecting soft tissue from your palate, synthetic gum tissues can also be used in selected cases and grafted to the area of the recession.
DENTAL IMPLANTS
Dental implants to any part of the mouth are a great, long-term solution for missing teeth. During the procedure a titanium screw is embedded in to the gum in place of the missing tooth’s root. After the screw is implanted a crown is attached to the screw which aesthetically matches your other teeth in size, shape and colour.
LIP REPOSITIONING
Lip repositioning is a specialist complex procedure which is carried out to treat in a comprehensive manner. Many cases of gummy smile are often associated with lip atrophy (Thin lip, see Lip Augmentation). This is done by surgically releasing the lip muscles with tiny incisions inside the mouth. The soft tissue is then sutured (stitched) in a slightly different position to reduce the excessive exposure of the gummy smile.
LIP AUGMENTATION
Lip recontouring/ augmentation is a common procedure which is carried out to add volume and reshape the lips. Often patients choose to start with a non-surgical trial, which your periodontist can discuss with you. And when both the specialist and patient gain sufficient information on how they would like to achieve the cosmetic results, surgical procedure may be the treatment of choice to provide a longer-term result.
We explain each option and what it involves, so you can decide on the care that suits you.
Specialist Clinical Expertise BASED ON
RESEARCH & CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Smile Specialists Suite is led by Professor Alex Quaranta and Dr Lizzy Hui. Professor Quaranta is a registered specialist periodontist and a Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney School of Dentistry. Over the years, he has developed an extensive expertise and leadership in clinical research and activity.
Together with his Clinical Research Team, he has successfully practised for years the surgical procedures for aesthetic dental problems.
This has also resulted in the publication of numerous articles and invitation as speaker on periodontal surgery by several scientific societies, universities and dental study clubs. He has also developed his recommended surgical set-up and equipment for most of the above mentioned surgical procedures.
Find Us
You can find specialist periodontal treatment in Neutral Bay or Newcastle.
- NEWCASTLE
Suite 1, Level 2, 55-57 Hunter Street
Newcastle NSW 2300 - (02) 4009 1428
- admin.newcastle@smilespecialistssuite.com.au
- NEUTRAL BAY
Suite 206, 40 Yeo Street
Neutral Bay NSW 2089 - (02) 9908 5588
- admin.neutralbay@smilespecialistssuite.com.au
Talk to Prof. Quaranta
To explore your options and discover how our team can help transform your smile, schedule a consultation with Professor Alex Quaranta. Your journey to a brighter, more radiant smile starts here. Contact us today to begin the conversation.